Bill Burgess

Bill Burgess
Thomas William Burgesswas the second person to successfully complete a swim of the English Channel after Matthew Webb. He performed the feat on 6 September 1911, on his 16th attempt. A British by nationality, Burgess spent most of his life in France, and won a bronze medal with the French water polo team at the 1900 Olympics...
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(The owner) is going to face some fines. The reason why we're going through the code enforcement process is because we want the immediate hazards taken care of right away, and the only way to do that is to start hitting them where it hurts, basically.
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We've taken three through the process. Two were dismissed because they brought property into compliance. A third we've had a continuation. He's in the process, but he's not quite there.
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They're in violation of the standards for basic equipment. Some are immediate electrical hazards. Some of them (have) no plumbing. There's a little bit of everything.
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Our ultimate goal is to have all landlords maintain their properties in a safe and sanitary fashion.
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He just played dumb on the stand. He remembered some facts and didn't remember others.